Fence



May 27, 1924. A 1,495,379

A. A. BUMBAUGH FENCE Filed Feb. 3, 1922 Patented May 27, 1924.

ALBERT A. BUMBAUGH. O WARSAW, INDIANA.

FENCE.

Application filed February 3. 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. xtnlnnc'r Btnnnuuni. a citizen of the lhiited States of )unerica. and resident of arsaw. in the county of Kosciusko and State of Indiana. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvenients in fences wherein a. series of wire strands are supported by structural iron posts. and the objects thereof are. first. to construct the posts so that the wire strands may he secured and held in connection therewith without additional fastening mean oidinaril employed: and second. to provide a fence structure that may he installed upon the surface of the ground without the necessity of digging post holes.

The above objects ar' accomplished by the construction illustrated in the accompany ing drawings in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a post embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation projected from Fig. 1

Fig. 3 is a plan view projected from Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a side view of the foot plate for the post and including an anchor screw for holding the same in place;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a Fence embodying the invention; and

Fig. 6 is a detail view showing a portion of the post in modified form.

The characters appearing in the descrip tion refer to parts shown in the drawings and designated thereon hy corres 'ioinling characters:

The invention comprises a post 1 of angle iron. the lower end ot which is flattened and bent to form a horizontally disposed foot '2 which is riveted onto a foot plate 3'} so that the post held in an upright position at one end of the foot plate. An opening 4 in the t'oot plate is made through which an anchor screw 5 is driven into the ground for holding the post in place.

In the angle of the post 1 are made a series of straight slots 6. obliquely the higher end of each terminating with a descending notch 7 and the lower end thereof ter- Smiat No. 533,827.

minating with an ascending notch S. The slots are made of sutlicient width as to admit of the insertion therethrough ot' the wire fence strands 9 into the notches when the strands are positioned at a slant corresponding with the slot. The notches are so proportioned and positioned relative to each other as to permit the strands to extend thercthroiigh in horiaontal planes.

In the form shown in Fig. (l the post 1' has slots (3 similar to those in the former instance, but dill'er therel'rom in that the alternate slots slant in opposite directions. In this manner any tendency ot' the post to incline. due to uniform ohliipiitv of the slots is obviated inasmuch as the alternate slots counteract any tendency of the other slots to an equal degree.

In the construction of a fence embodying the invention. the toot plates 2- are set alternately on the ()IJPOSllU sides of the Fence as shown in Fig. 5 so that the strands 9 of the fence. are braced against pressure that may he applied from both sides thereof. It desirable. at a fence corner. or at the end of a fence a post provided with an enlarged foot; plate 10 ma he eu'lplo 'ed and anchored in the customary manner of securing end and corner posts. or with screw a nchors 5 where the soil is of sutlicient solidity to sustain the tension of the fence.

In constructing :1 Fen e n which the present invention is em 'ilo 'ed it is not necessary to secure the foot plates with anchor screws where the posts are located on a hill or upon a level. except an occasional post where the fence is of great length. or. the post is located in a ravine or depression in the ground. or at the end of the fence where the strain upon the post is in one direction only.

By constructing the posts with straight slots the ends of which ha e hcn'izontallv aiigned notches. the i-ztrands oi" the fence may be securely attached to the posts with out resorting to the various fastening means and incidental lahor occasioned h usual methods. and thus. the building ot a fence is 1' acilitated and economy eti'ected.

hat I claim is:---

A post for a surface fence. comprising an angle iron upright. the lower end o which is flattened and bent at a right angle forming a horizontal fooL there being a series of cured to the bent portion of the upright, and

straight slots formed in the angle of the uphaving an anchor hole therein. 10 right above the flattened portion each slotbe- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, ing obliquely disposed nndthcrebeingformed in presence of two Witnesses.

at the upper end of each slot n descending ALBERT A. BUMBAUGH. notch and at the lower end thereof an as- Witnesses:

(ending nun-h. said notches being h0rizon- M. L. TGHENOW,

tally :ihned: and :1 foot plate rigidly se- PEARL KLECKNER. 

